1. I am sure I can _________ him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night.
A. speak B. say C. talk D. tell
2. Last year， the crime rate in Chicago has sharply ___________.
A. declined B. lessened C. descended D. slipped
3. Passing the English exam should _________ your chances of getting the post.
A. magnify B. strengthen C. enlarge D. enhance
4. He is too young to be able to _________ between right and wrong.
A. discard B. discern C. disperse D. disregard
5. The chairman of the board _________ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.
A. compelled B. posed C. pressed D. tempted
1．【答案】C
【解析】四項(xiàng)選擇都有“說”的意思，但只有talk sb．into表示“說服……做……”，如：He talked me into coming here．他說服我來這兒。其余三項(xiàng)均不合題意。speak…口中說出話語，說話。talk…融洽地說話，談話。say…發(fā)出聲音說出來；說。tell… 對人說話，告知。speak和say的區(qū)別：speak是“使用語言”，say是“說出語言”。所以Speak English. 是“說英語”，而Say English．是“說出‘英語’這個(gè)詞”。
2．【答案】A
【解析】decline“下降，減少”，如：Domestic production of oil will continue to decline. 國內(nèi)石油生產(chǎn)將繼續(xù)下降。與rate連用表示比率下降。lessen意為“縮小，減少”，不能與rate連用。descend指“（位置）下降”，如：He descended into a cellar. 他走下地窖。slip 指“滑倒”，如：She slipped on the wet stones and fell．她在潮濕的石頭上滑了一下跌倒了。
3. 【答案】D
【解析】enhance“提高”。magnify“放大”，如：A microscope magnifies bacteria. 顯微鏡將細(xì)菌放大。strengthen“加強(qiáng)”，不宜與chances搭配。enlarge指“面積或體積擴(kuò)大”，如：enlarge a house by adding a new wing 新建一廂房以大房屋。
4．【答案】B
【解析】discern“辨別，分清”。A項(xiàng)discard“丟棄”；C項(xiàng)disperse“散開；傳播”；D項(xiàng)disregard“不顧；輕視”。
5．【答案】C
【解析】pressed在這里是“強(qiáng)加”的意思。A項(xiàng)compelled“強(qiáng)迫”，是及物動詞；B項(xiàng)posed“擺姿勢”；D項(xiàng)tempted“引誘；嘗試”。
A. speak B. say C. talk D. tell
2. Last year， the crime rate in Chicago has sharply ___________.
A. declined B. lessened C. descended D. slipped
3. Passing the English exam should _________ your chances of getting the post.
A. magnify B. strengthen C. enlarge D. enhance
4. He is too young to be able to _________ between right and wrong.
A. discard B. discern C. disperse D. disregard
5. The chairman of the board _________ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.
A. compelled B. posed C. pressed D. tempted
1．【答案】C
【解析】四項(xiàng)選擇都有“說”的意思，但只有talk sb．into表示“說服……做……”，如：He talked me into coming here．他說服我來這兒。其余三項(xiàng)均不合題意。speak…口中說出話語，說話。talk…融洽地說話，談話。say…發(fā)出聲音說出來；說。tell… 對人說話，告知。speak和say的區(qū)別：speak是“使用語言”，say是“說出語言”。所以Speak English. 是“說英語”，而Say English．是“說出‘英語’這個(gè)詞”。
2．【答案】A
【解析】decline“下降，減少”，如：Domestic production of oil will continue to decline. 國內(nèi)石油生產(chǎn)將繼續(xù)下降。與rate連用表示比率下降。lessen意為“縮小，減少”，不能與rate連用。descend指“（位置）下降”，如：He descended into a cellar. 他走下地窖。slip 指“滑倒”，如：She slipped on the wet stones and fell．她在潮濕的石頭上滑了一下跌倒了。
3. 【答案】D
【解析】enhance“提高”。magnify“放大”，如：A microscope magnifies bacteria. 顯微鏡將細(xì)菌放大。strengthen“加強(qiáng)”，不宜與chances搭配。enlarge指“面積或體積擴(kuò)大”，如：enlarge a house by adding a new wing 新建一廂房以大房屋。
4．【答案】B
【解析】discern“辨別，分清”。A項(xiàng)discard“丟棄”；C項(xiàng)disperse“散開；傳播”；D項(xiàng)disregard“不顧；輕視”。
5．【答案】C
【解析】pressed在這里是“強(qiáng)加”的意思。A項(xiàng)compelled“強(qiáng)迫”，是及物動詞；B項(xiàng)posed“擺姿勢”；D項(xiàng)tempted“引誘；嘗試”。